Asaba Answers Obasanjo With Odi

AsabaObasanjo’s call to forgive met a reminder of Odi.

Asaba says there will be no closure until a sitting president apologises.

Nigeria’s army killed civilians in Asaba in 1967, and researchers estimate over 1,000 dead, Delta State’s governor said.

“How long do we say ‘never again’? But it happened at Odi,” said Epiphany Azinge, the Asagba of Asaba.

Organisers are pushing a permanent memorial centre before the 60th anniversary in 2027.

How each outlet framed it

Premium Times Nigeria leans critical: counters Obasanjo's forgiveness call by recalling Odi killings during his presidency, demands presidential apology as prerequisite for healing